Longyearbyen photographed by Alisa Ilinskaya

Alisa Ilyinskaya

Longyearbyen photographed by Alisa Ilinskaya

Lomonosov Moscow State University graduate Alisa Ilinskaya first came to Spitzbergen (Svalbard) in 2017. The archipelago impressed her so much that she decided to return. From January to June, 2019, she has been studying at the local university UNIS. Now, Arctic.ru is publishing her pictures. To find out more about life on Spitzbergen (Svalbard), read an interview with Alisa.